This time around, the vault dweller is named Lucy (Yellowjackets’ Ella Purnell), and she experiences a lot of the series’ key moments in the short trailer. That means horribly mutated animals, slapped-together cities, the militant Brotherhood of Steel, vault uprisings, some Wild West shootouts, and a very good dog who is also a killer. And of course, there are the classic tunes — in this case, it’s Nat King Cole’s “I Don’t Want To See Tomorrow.” The show is set 200 years after the apocalypse; the trailer actually ends with the nuclear explosion that changes the world for good.
The series also stars Walton Goggins as a ghoul, Aaron Moten as Maximus, and a number of other familiar faces like Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks) and Zach Cherry (Severance). Here are a few new character posters that, importantly, suggest the dog will play a big role:
Outside of the cast, Westworld’s Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy are serving as executive producers, as is Bethesda boss Todd Howard.